Cessna 185 N60925
19 October 1983 · Key West, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 October 1983 at about 10:55 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N60925, operated by George Delatorre, was involved in an accident near Key West, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Key West, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Key West Int'l. (EYW)
- Coordinates
- 24.5499, -81.7810
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N60925
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- George Delatorre
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Miami → Cancum
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- MIA84LA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT WAS ON A FLT FROM MIAMI, FL TO CANCUM, MEXICO WHEN THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EN ROUTE STOP AT KEY WEST, FL TO CHECK THE WX. DURING THE LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM REVEALED A WEAR PATTERN ON THE LANDING GEAR & FUSELAGE STRUCTURE IN THE VICINITY OF THE UPPER END OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING INSTALLATIONS. THE FILLET PLATE & SEAL AROUND THE UPPER END OF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SPRING WERE DEFORMED & SHATTERED. ALSO, THE SPRING ATTACH BOLT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT HAD MADE NUMEROUS LANDINGS ON ROUGH FIELDS IN CENTRAL AMERICA. THE OWNER RESIDED IN COSTA RICA, HIS LOG BOOKS & RECORDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1983 | Cessna 185 | Sleetmute, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1983 | Cessna 185 | Kaktovik, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1983 | Cessna 185 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1983 | Cessna 185A | Aniak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Cessna 185F | Pillager, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1983 | Cessna 185F | Int.coastal Cty, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1983 | Cessna 152 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Mark Wayne Brown | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 150 | Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C45H | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Raymond A. Waldrop | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft E18-S | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31 | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |